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E. SWANSON. I KNOCKDowN HENjs MEST. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4, |917.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

EDWARD SWANSON, OF SHEFFIELD, ILLINOIS.

Knocknown HENs Nns'r.

remise.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

Application filed September 4, `1917. Serial No. 189,556.

To all whom t may concern: y y

Be it known that I, EDWARD SwANsoN, citizen of the United States, residing at Sheilield, in the county of Bureau and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Knockdown Hens7 Nests; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

rllhis invention has for its objectto provide an improved hens nest, and has for its particular object to provide a sheet metal structure which may be knocked down for purposes of shipment, and which may be easily and quickly assembled and mounted on a wall, or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hens nest which is so constructed as to prevent hens from roosting on the edgesof the nest, for sanitary reasons.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and particularly claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating a suitable embodiment of the invention:

Figure 1- is a perspective view partly broken away of a hens nest constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2e is a fragmentary detail perspective sectional view of one of the front corner portions of the nest on the line 2-2 of Fig. -3- is a fragmentary detail plan section of one of the forward corner portions of the nest on the line 3-3 of Fig. -1

Fig. Llis a fragmentary detail vertical section of one ofthe lower end corners of a nest on the line 4:-4 ofFig. -1

Fig. -5- is a top plan view of a removable bracket or support adapted to be re movably mounted upon the forward end portion of the nest.

The nest consists of arectangular receptacle of suitable dimensions comprising a bottom plate l, side walls 2, a front wall 3, and a rear wall 4f.A All of these parts are so constructed and arranged as to interfit and substantially interlock with each other in assembling the structure without requiring the use of tools or fastening devices of any kind except such. as are integral Iwith the several parte.

` At each side `edge of the bottom `plate l there is a substantially cylindrical iange or bead 5 projecting from the bottom thereof, and each of the side walls 2 is provided along its bottom edge with y a channeled flange adapted to receive the bead 5. y The said bead 6 presents an open channel having al mouth portion into which the bead 5 is received, instead of being longitudinally inserted if desired. The front and rear edges of the bottom plate 1 are plain, and are received in the channeled recesses 7 at the lower ends of the front wall 3 and rear wall 4, said lower edge portions of said lastnamed walls being substantially N-shaped to provide the channel 7 in an obvious manner. The side walls 2 are further provided along their front and rear edges with vertical flanges 8, and the front and rear walls 3 and 4: are also provided along their side edges with vertical flanges 9. The said flanges 9 are adapted to abut against the inner faces of the side walls 2 and the flanges 8 of the latter are adapted to abut against the outer faces of the front and rear walls. At the upper end of each ofthe flanges 8 is `an integral tongue 10` extending normallyto a higher elevation than the-corresponding edge portions of said side Walls and higher than the front and rear walls, and are bent over the upper edges of the latter when the structure is assembled for `permanently locking the several parts in the proper relative positions. The said tongues 10 are so disposed that the outer side edges of the same, when bent over, abut `against the inner faces ofthe flanges 9 of the front and rear walls 3 and 4. In this manner the upper end portions of the side walls 2 are prevented from swinging out wardly and the front and rear walls are prevented from swinging inwardly, as will be apparent. p p

\ The upper edges of the sidewalls 2 are inclined from a point contignousto th`e upper rear corners of the same to their forward edges, and said inclined portions are pro@ vided with narrow flanges 11" extending about "onehalf the length of the `edge from the up-per end portions to aboutthe middle portion.

The flanges l1 are folded over upon the Outer' facesgof the sidewalls 2, and the flanges 12l extending from the inner ends of the flanges llvto the forward ends of said side wallsare folded `over upon the inner side .faces thereof. p The; `fl'aglige`s are offset slightly from the outer faces of the walls 2 SO as to provide channeled 'guides adapted to receive the channeled flanges 13 of a cover member 14 which is of a width substantially equal to the distance from the forward end of the flanges 1l to the rear wall of the receptacle.V The cover member consists of a flat plate having a rear edge'flange 15 which is adapted to abut against the rear face of the rear 'wall 44:, 'the forward edge of said cover being ,Vi-shaped,l as shown at 16, to lprovide V:an 'enlarged opening midway between the sidewalls of the nest tok render it convenient forthe hento enter the latter. The front wall?) is similarly provided witha V- shaped ,recess 17 extending from thel side edge Yportions 'thereof to the middle portion Y. i 'ilus f of the same,l andthe edges of said recess are provided with narrow flanges which are folded over upon the inner face of the front wall so as to provide v'rounded edges for the 'recess which are adapted to prevent *any injuryl toptherhens rfeet in the event that she should attempt to roost on said edges. The V'erolgesfof theyrecesjs '16 i n vthe cover 14.1 are similarly rounded to prevent any injury .to the hen. n

In y'the rear wallare two openings 18 conl tiguous tothe upper corners ofthe same to A receive ythe heads of nails, screws or Vhooks v,mounted in the wall or other sup-port from whichthe nest is ,to be suspended.

A will be noted thatfthelbeads 5 are hollow, and 'are adaptedto telescopically receive the lrods l9projecting from the rear edge of ya substantially triangularv shelf 2O adapted to bel mounted to project from the lower ifrontcorne'r of the nest, as shown in y Fig. -1V,andwhichv may constitute a tem- ,porary approach for 'the hen in entering and leaving'the nest. The rods 19 are integral with each other, and constitute continuaytions of a border wire over which the front edge'v'and inclined side edges of the shelf or approach y20 are bent for securing the said rod in place, and at the saine time vforming Vrounded,exposed vcorners or edges 4for the sai-me. The rear edge of the shelf 2O is receivedl inthe outer, recess or groove 21 yformed inthe Iaforesaid N-shaped lower end or edge of the front wall 3 of the nest.Y i

ln assembling the nest the end walls and f vbottom member are first connected together by: the endfsofthe bottom member inthe recesses 7 ofthe'end walls. The side .nivalls'are then imofunt'edion the bottom memf v ber byenga-gingfhe beads 5 `:in thechanneled Las. 'Si .Qt/1.15m 'Fist -2 i fian'gesfi. AThe tongues then bent over, i A, Awhereupon avery Streng sbstatally rectangular. receptacle felt ed. Whdl'cannot POSSiblybe distorted V forcetlo 'distort the or'by turning up as this prevents any indentation or distortion Vof the side walls 2 by lateral pressures. The

YThen after the said supports have been mounted in position the cover 14 is placed on the receptacle and the latter is hung.

lVhile l have shown the preferred embodiment/of the invention in the accompanying drawings, it will be obvious, of course-` that the construction may be changed and varied in details without departing from the invention as defined in the appended claims.

l claim yas my invention: l. )i hens nest comprising a receptacle open at thetop-and adapted to be mounted `on a wall, said receptacle having a vfront wall and side walls, the upper edges of all of said walls presenting smooth inclined edges adapted yto prevent roosting thereon.

2. A hens nest comprising a rectangular receptacle open at the top having side walls presenting, upper inclined smooth edges, and a front wall presenting two relatively angu- Ilarly disposed inclined smooth edges, all adapted to prevent roosting of hens on the edges ofy the nest.

3. A hens nest comprising a rectangular receptacle adapted to be shipped in `knockdown condition for assemblage by the recipient,and consisting of a bottom vplate and side walls having inte1`engagingedge formations, end walls each provided with'edge formations adapted to receive'tlie front and rear edgesof the bottom plate, said end and side walls yeach provided with right angled flanges along-their vertica'l'edges, theflanges vof the side walls abutting against the outer faces of ythevend walls and said flanges of the latter abutting lagainst the inner faces of the side walls, the flanges of the latter terminating at their upper ends in tongues bent over upon the upper edges ofthe end walls inwardlyof and in engagement with the flanges thereof, whereby a relative lateral movement of the vside and end 'walls is prevented, the latter vsupported by the end edge portions of the bottom wall.

4. A hens nest comprising a rectangular receptacle adapted to be vshipped in'knockdown condition for assemblage b v the recipient, and'consisting of a bottom plate and two opposed vertical walls having interengaging edge formations, the 4remaining vertical'wa'lls provided with grooves adapted to receive the edges of said bottom for preventing vertical movement of saidv walls with respect to saidbotton, the several 'pairs of walls being equipped alon'gtheir 'vertical edges avith right angled flanges, those of the first-named walls overhanging the outer faces of the last-nan'ied walls for preventing Outward movement thereof and preventing movement of the bottom relatively to the first-named walls, the flanges of the lastnamed walls abutting against the inner faces of the first-named and the flanges of the latter terminating in tongues folded over upon the upper edges of the last-named walls and engaging the inner faces of the flanges thereof, whereby. said vertical walls are rigidly held in proper relative positions.

5. A hens nest comprising a receptacle consisting of a bottom wall, two side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a cover, the upper edges of the side walls inclined from the rear ends to the front ends thereof, and the upper edge of the front wall presenting a Vsshaped recess extending from the side edges to the middle `thereof, said `oover engaged with the upper edges of the side walls and extending at an incline from the rear wall to a point about midway between the front and rear walls.

6. A hens nest comprising a receptacle consisting of a bottom wall, two side walls, a front wall, a rear wall, and a cover, the upper edges of the side walls inclined from the rear ends to the front ends thereof, and the upper edge of the front wall presenting a V-shaped recess extending from the side edges to the middle thereof, said cover engaged with the upper edges of the side walls and extending at an incline from the rear wall to a point about midway between the front and rear walls, the front edge of the oover having a V-shaped recess therein eX- tending` from the side edges to the middle thereof.

7. A hens nest comprising a receptacle consisting of a bottom wall, two side walls, a front wall, a' rear wall, and a cover, the upper edges of the side walls inclined from the rear ends to the front ends thereof, the upper' edges of the side walls equipped with outwardly overturned anges extending from the rear ends to about midway between the ends thereof, and equipped with inwardly overturned flanges extending from about midway between the ends thereof to the front ends of the same, the said Cover engaged with said outwardly overturned flanges and terminating at the inner ends of the inwardly overturned flanges of said side walls.

EDWARD SWANS ON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). G.

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